Father Causality and Persuasive Speech - 8283 Words

True-False Questions 1. T F Study of the methods of persuasion began with communication researchers early in the twentieth century. 2. T F What many teachers refer to as source credibility was called ethos by Aristotle. 3. T F Competence and character are the most important factors affecting a speaker’s credibility. 4. T F Education and status are the most important factors affecting a speaker’s credibility. 5. T F The more favorably listeners view a speaker’s competence and character, the more likely they are to accept what the speaker says. 6. T F The credibility of a speaker before she or he starts to speak is called derived credibility. 7. T F The credibility of a speaker before she or†¦show more content†¦Therefore, all limitations on the lyrics of popular songs are unconstitutional.† 43. T F Although causal reasoning is used a great deal in public speeches, it is seldom used in other situations. 44. T F One of the advantages of using causal reasoning in a persuasive speech is that the relationship between causes and effects is usually fairly obvious. 45. T F When using causal reasoning in a persuasive speech, you should take special care to avoid the fallacy of post hoc, ergo propter hoc. 46. T F False cause, or post hoc ergo propter hoc, is an error in reasoning in which a speaker mistakenly assumes that because one event follows another, the first event is the cause of the second. 47. T F False cause, or post hoc ergo propter hoc, is an error in reasoning in which a speaker mistakenly assumes that because two things are similar in one respect, they are similar in all respects. 48. T F The following statement is an example of reasoning from analogy: â€Å"If you can make great tacos, you can make great enchiladas.† 49. T F The following statement is an example of reasoning from analogy: â€Å"The United Nations charter establishes the right of all people to live free of political oppression. The government of North Korea subjects its people to political oppression. Therefore, the government of North Korea is violating the U.N. charter.† 50. T F The most important question to ask when assessing analogical reasoning is whether the generalShow MoreRelatedrhetorical analysis of obamas political speeches5660 Words   |  23 PagesThis paper examines the persuasive strategies of President Obamas public speaking as well as the covert ideology of the same, enshrined in his inaugural address. Our analysis is grounded in Norman Faircloughs assumptions in critical discourse analysis, claiming that ideologies reside in texts that it is not possible to read off ideologies from texts and that texts are open to diverse interpretations (Fairclough: 1995).The selected corpus ideological and persuasive components are assessedRead MoreLogical Reasoning189930 Words   |  760 PagesCommon sense is the collection of common beliefs shared by nearly every adult in your civilization. Here are some more examples: ï‚ · rain is wetter than dust ï‚ · you shouldn’t stick a knife in your eye ï‚ · sons are younger than their fathers ï‚ · a week is longer than a minute ï‚ · mountains are too heavy to carry in your pocket ï‚ · the U.S.A. has a president, not a king. When an argument relies on an assumption that is part of common sense or common background beliefs orRead MoreStephen P. Robbins Timothy A. Judge (2011) Organizational Behaviour 15th Edition New Jersey: Prentice Hall393164 Words   |  1573 PagesCommunication 341 †¢ Nonverbal Communication 341 Organizational Communication 342 Formal Small-Group Networks 343 †¢ The Grapevine 343 †¢ Electronic Communications 345 †¢ Managing Information 349 Choice of Communication Channel 350 xiv CONTENTS Persuasive Communications 351 Automatic and Controlled Processing 351 †¢ Interest Level 352 †¢ Prior Knowledge 352 †¢ Personality 352 †¢ Message Characteristics 352 Barriers to Effective Communication 353 Filtering 353 †¢ Selective Perception 353 †¢ InformationRead MoreStrategic Marketing Management337596 Words   |  1351 Pageslives airborne at 40 000 feet. â€Å" . . . world population, and also the available labour force in industrial countries, is doubl- This can be contrasted with a rather more serious comment made by Professor William H. Pickering of Harvard in a speech made during June 1908, in which his lack of imagination is as extreme as De Jouvenal’s excess: † carrying innumerable passengers in a way analogous to our modern steamship. It seems safe to say that such ideas are wholly visionary, and, even